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Ted Merwin - Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli - 9780814760314 - V9780814760314
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Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli

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Description for Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 534.

Winner of the 2015 National Jewish Book Award in Education and Jewish Identity from the Jewish Book Council
The history of an iconic food in Jewish American culture
For much of the twentieth century, the New York Jewish deli was an iconic institution in both Jewish and American life. As a social space it rivaled—and in some ways surpassed—the synagogue as the primary gathering place for the Jewish community. In popular culture it has been the setting for classics like When Harry Met Sally. And today, after a long period languishing in the trenches of the hopelessly ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814760314
SKU
V9780814760314
Shipping Time
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About Ted Merwin
Ted Merwin is Associate Professor of Religion and Judaic Studies at Dickinson College (PA), where he is Founding Director of the Milton B. Asbell Center for Jewish Life. He writes about Jewish theater, dance, and food for the New York Jewish Week and other major newspapers and magazines.

Reviews for Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli
Ted Merwin... delivers a scholarly paean
like an ample but lean corned beef sandwich
to a vanishing New York ethnic icon.
New York Times "Metropolitan"
Try reading Ted Merwins new book,Pastrami on Ryewithout having your mouth water.Merwin offers plenty of delicious descriptions as he traces how delis rose up first as take-out services for Jewish immigrants, to gathering places for ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli


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